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Found this well worn 1920 Buffalo with a WELLS FARGO counterstamp from a bag of "junk coins" I bought Saturday. Any info?  |
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Another enigmatic maverick stamped on an 1859 IHC. Searching turns up at least one possibility, a H. M. Noyes who managed Lamoille Creamery from about 1882 onwards. (Hyde Park, Lamoille County, VT) -- but why a creamery would counterstamp a coin is beyond me, so I think that is an unlikely source and it will likely remain an enigma for now! Looking at the obverse image I can see the faint impressions of a possible 2nd stamp to the east (or below the stamp to the south if the coin is rotated to make the horizontal.) It looks light compared to the main stamp, as though the main stamp was punched over a first attempt.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
03/05/2018 11:33 pm
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@nownden ....  to the CCF. I've seen the WELLS FARGO counterstamp before, and I do believe it was on a Buffalo nickel. Perhaps, these were stamped at a tourist spot out west and sold as souvenirs, novelty items? Another possibility is that they were distributed at some bank opening? I've yet to read any definitive history on this c/s. @paralyse .... I've seen this H.M. NOYES c/s before. It may have been on this or another coin; and, possibly on ebay. I just researched it, again, and found no definite leads. Noyes seems to be a more common name than I'd have guessed, given the many hits I encountered. I didn't try all the first names, starting with the letter H though! Not all c/s's were produced for advertising, so your creamery prospect is surely a possibility. I'd suggest that you see if you can learn his first name and then do a patent search. The stamp could be a patent mark. It may well have been used on some product. Small c/s's like this, using upper and lower case letters were often used by jewelers. Judging from the letter style, I'd guess the stamp was pre-1900. Hope this helps you solve this puzzling maverick! It's often taken me years to attribute any given c/s. Then too, I've solved a great many in ten minutes or less. I do enjoy a good mystery! Edited by ExoGuy
03/06/2018 07:03 am
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Found this well worn 1920 Buffalo with a WELLS FARGO counterstamp from a bag of "junk coins" I bought Saturday. Nice find!  Quote:Another enigmatic maverick stamped on an 1859 IHC... Very interesting.  |
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My grandfather's name was Joseph Myers Pierce born Mar 25, 1871. When I saw this on the bay, I had to have it.   |
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My grandfather's name was Joseph Myers Pierce born Mar 25, 1871. When I saw this on the bay, I had to have it. Excellent! |
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In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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You're very welcome. |
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Sir chafemasterj was very generous in sending me this and it is much appreciated: Excellent!  |
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Copied straight from my post in world coins Found this coin online (1891 yen) and got curious regarding the counterstamp. Looks like a shield of armor with a horse rider in it...The stamps on the other side suggest that the shield stamp was there before the asian symbol stamps got there, suggesting the shield stamp is at least as old as the other stamps. Has onyone sen a stamp like this, and what/who made them? Thanks in advance   Edited by epikur
03/19/2018 03:17 am
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It appears to be an arms counterstamp from the European region and weakly struck, but I know very little and can't help beyond that.
If it matters, it is on an 1891 yen.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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03/19/2018 03:10 am
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These have featured on the Forum before, but I don't believe I've ever posted a photo of mine:  250,000 of these French 10-centime coins were imported into Britain by the Pears Soap Company in the 1880s and counterstamped as an advertising gimmick. In those days they were widely accepted as British pennies. |
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Nice examples, epikur and NumisRob. |
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I'm firmly of the belief that this coin was the end product of an individual with too much time on their hands. Oh Yes, and access to some very fine punches.  |
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